Category Archives: Outside the Curve

Lemonade Day 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by ryan

In preparation for Lemonade Day 2013, kids are creating signs and budgets!

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Learning Curve Tour for Hangzhou Sister City Ambassadors

Posted on September 11, 2012 by leigh

This week, the Indianapolis Public Library welcomed ambassadors from our Sister City, Hangzhou, China. After a welcome celebration in Central’s atrium, we gave our visitors a tour of the Learning Curve. We demonstrated some of our digital activities as we … Continue reading →

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Museum of Science and Industry

Posted on August 29, 2012 by leigh

Yesterday, some of the Learning Curve’s Activity Guides took a field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Some highlights of the trip were the exhibits on weather, space, and the future, and also astronaut ice cream. … Continue reading →

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Lemonade Day!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by leigh

Saturday, May 19 is Lemonade Day! Kids all around Indianapolis will set up lemonade stands and get a taste for running a business. To get ready, young entrepreneurs can join us for a Kids’ Biz workshop, this Saturday, April 14, to … Continue reading →

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Thanks again, Mo!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by leigh

This last Thursday, favorite children’s author/illustrator Mo Willems delivered the annual McFadden Memorial Lecture for the library. Mo entertained the audience with storytelling, jokes, Q & A’s, and even taught the crowd how to make a mini-flipbook animation starring the … Continue reading →

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The Pigeon Wants to Remind You…

Posted on April 4, 2012 by leigh

Who: Mo Willems! What: McFadden Lecture! Where: North Central High School auditorium When: Thursday, April 5, at 7pm Why: The Pigeon Wants You There!

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Flywheel?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by ryan
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Answers for Park Tudor from Paraguay!

Posted on May 7, 2011 by raylene

Translations for the answers: 0:00 The capital of Paraguay is Asunción. 0:05 My favorite food is pizza and chocolate! 0:18 My favorite band is La Kachorra! 0:20 I like to play soccer after school. 0:40 (Someone would come to Paraguay) … Continue reading →

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Outside the Curve: New Questions!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by drew

Today, students from Park Tudor visited, along with exchange students from Spain & Puerto Rico. As part of their activities, they recorded questions for the ongoing Outside the Curve project with students in Paraguay. Listen to some of their questions … Continue reading →

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Outside the Curve: Paraguay

Posted on November 3, 2010 by drew

Outside the Curve is a new web feature from the Learning Curve; click here to read about it! In the future, we’ll be trading questions between Stephen’s students, and kids at the Learning Curve! But first, here’s an introduction to … Continue reading →

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